Avondale is located in Maricopa County, Arizona, adjacent to Phoenix, Arizona. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 76,238.

Avondale is the home of Phoenix International Raceway, an auto racing facility. Westview High School, La Joya Community High School, and Agua Fria High School are high schools in Avondale. The City was honored by the Center for Digital Government as one of the top ten Digital Cities of America in November 2011 for its effective use of technology.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,153, and the median income for a family was $51,084. Males had a median income of $35,134 versus $27,487 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,919. About 10.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Avondale home prices had a median value of $ 156,500 (October 2013) up 29.8% over 2012.

Avondale is located in the heart of the West Valley’s sports and entertainment districts which features two Major League baseball spring training facilities, University of Phoenix NFL Stadium and Jobing.Com NHL Arena

Avondale has six independent public school districts, private and charter schools, Estrella Mountain Community College, Rio Salado College and Universal Technical Institute (UTI).

Avondale offers a wide range of educational opportunities to ensure the foundation for a diversified workforce.

Avondale continues to work to bring in a diversified, high quality employment base. In addition to office plazas, retail centers and one of the state’s largest automalls (Avondale Automall), the city has medical-related offices and health-related centers. Avondale has two hospitals on its border and a Phoenix Children’s Hospital in the West Valley.

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